M2.4 earthquake 3km N of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (mc), micro

Local time

Mon, Jan 21, 1985, 3:02 PM PST

UTC

1985-01-21 23:02:47 UTC

Depth

5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.425° N, 119.472° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

154°

Stations used

0

• Buttonwillow, CaliforniaPopulation 1,508. Forecast3 kmN
• Shafter, CaliforniaPopulation 18,336. Forecast20 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast41 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast189 kmNW

After

1. 2.310km E of Oildale, CATue, Jan 22, 6:18 AM PST · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
2. 1.610km N of Grapevine, CATue, Jan 22, 8:10 PM PST · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
3. 2.58km ENE of Orcutt, CAThu, Jan 24, 3:07 AM PST · 15218 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
4. 2.011km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Jan 24, 8:54 AM PST · 15217 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
5. 1.66km WSW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jan 24, 2:59 PM PST · 15217 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
6. 1.67 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Jan 24, 9:43 PM PST · 15217 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
7. 2.118 km S of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Jan 25, 12:13 AM PST · 15217 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
8. 1.615km SSE of Arvin, CASun, Jan 27, 4:25 AM PST · 15215 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
9. 2.313km SE of Pixley, CASun, Jan 27, 8:32 PM PST · 15214 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
10. 2.39 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Jan 29, 2:58 PM PST · 15212 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
11. 4.611km ENE of Oildale, CAThu, Feb 7, 10:58 PM PST · 15203 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
12. 1.520km SSE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 8, 5:10 AM PST · 15202 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.512km ENE of Oildale, CAFri, Feb 8, 5:44 PM PST · 15202 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
14. 1.713km SSE of Maricopa, CATue, Feb 12, 5:27 AM PST · 15198 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
15. 1.912km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 12, 3:35 PM PST · 15198 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
16. 1.713km W of Tehachapi, CAFri, Feb 15, 1:05 AM PST · 15196 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
17. 1.613km W of Tehachapi, CAFri, Feb 15, 1:06 AM PST · 15196 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
18. 1.720km SW of Lamont, CASat, Feb 16, 2:24 AM PST · 15195 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
19. 3.013km WSW of Delano, CASat, Feb 16, 12:28 PM PST · 15194 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
20. 1.89km NE of Grapevine, CASat, Feb 16, 1:49 PM PST · 15194 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
21. 1.912 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Feb 18, 6:19 AM PST · 15192 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
22. 3.511 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Feb 19, 5:38 AM PST · 15191 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
23. 1.510 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Feb 19, 1:03 PM PST · 15191 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
24. 2.18km WSW of Lamont, CATue, Feb 19, 2:34 PM PST · 15191 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
25. 2.410 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Feb 20, 3:47 PM PST · 15190 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
26. 2.222km NNE of Los Alamos, CAFri, Feb 22, 1:29 AM PST · 15189 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
27. 2.412 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Feb 22, 2:44 AM PST · 15189 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
28. 1.92km NW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Feb 25, 10:09 AM PST · 15185 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
29. 3.521 km N of Lost Hills, CaliforniaTue, Feb 26, 3:35 PM PST · 15184 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
30. 2.48km WSW of Alpaugh, CATue, Feb 26, 3:46 PM PST · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
31. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Feb 27, 2:06 PM PST · 15183 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
32. 2.74km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Feb 27, 5:14 PM PST · 15183 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
33. 2.617km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Mar 5, 4:28 AM PST · 15178 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
34. 2.116km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Mar 5, 7:15 AM PST · 15177 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
35. 1.97 km ESE of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Mar 6, 8:56 AM PST · 15176 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
36. 1.78 km WNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Mar 9, 2:01 PM PST · 15173 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
37. 1.921km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Mar 12, 9:40 PM PST · 15170 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
38. 1.912 km ESE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaThu, Mar 14, 7:25 AM PST · 15168 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
39. 2.014km SW of Lamont, CASat, Mar 16, 10:34 AM PST · 15166 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
40. 1.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 17, 7:34 PM PST · 15165 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
41. 1.916km WSW of Lamont, CASun, Mar 17, 9:03 PM PST · 15165 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
42. 2.623km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Mar 18, 2:59 AM PST · 15165 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
43. 2.34km SE of Frazier Park, CAWed, Mar 20, 7:59 AM PST · 15162 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
44. 2.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 20, 12:52 PM PST · 15162 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
45. 2.27km WSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 22, 2:41 AM PST · 15161 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away

Before

1. 1.811 km W of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Jan 20, 3:41 PM PST · 15221 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
2. 1.811km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jan 20, 3:00 PM PST · 15221 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
3. 1.521km ENE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 18, 4:25 PM PST · 15223 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
4. 1.710km WNW of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Jan 18, 1:03 PM PST · 15223 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
5. 2.228km E of Porterville, CAWed, Jan 16, 11:41 PM PST · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
6. 2.221km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 16, 1:31 PM PST · 15225 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
7. 2.08km NNW of Los Olivos, CASat, Jan 12, 9:42 AM PST · 15229 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
8. 2.117km S of Bodfish, CASat, Jan 12, 8:27 AM PST · 15229 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
9. 1.517km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Jan 12, 6:41 AM PST · 15229 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
10. 1.617km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jan 11, 11:15 PM PST · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
11. 1.717km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 11, 7:55 AM PST · 15230 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.510km WNW of Bodfish, CAMon, Jan 7, 12:34 PM PST · 15234 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
13. 2.421km NE of Los Alamos, CAMon, Jan 7, 9:25 AM PST · 15234 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
14. 1.69km SE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Jan 3, 6:06 PM PST · 15238 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
15. 1.93km SE of Gorman, CAThu, Jan 3, 4:37 AM PST · 15238 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
16. 1.523km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 2, 7:23 PM PST · 15239 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
17. 2.28km WSW of Grapevine, CASat, Dec 29, 3:46 AM PST · 15244 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
18. 2.121km NE of Los Alamos, CASat, Dec 29, 2:47 AM PST · 15244 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
19. 1.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 27, 10:16 AM PST · 15245 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
20. 2.813km W of Grapevine, CATue, Dec 25, 4:56 PM PST · 15247 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci59173. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.